HSM 502 - Health Care Organization

Institution:

Rush University

Subject:

Description:

Provides an overview of the United States health care system, its history, structure, major components and overall performance. The interrelationships among various trends and forces that are likely to shape the roles and responsibilities of health care institutions in the future is emphasized. The course makes use of guest lecturers from the field, site visits to health care institutions, and rotations with various health care professionals. Through these experiences, students become well versed and conversant in the major issues facing the health care industry and the public/private/individual roles needed to address these issues. This course provides a framework to organize knowledge of the health care system to support further study in the field. It serves as an introduction to issues and concepts in HSM courses in organizational behavior, health economics, health care finance, health care planning and marketing, and health insurance and managed care. (2 Credits)

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.RUSHU.RUSH.EDU

Phone Number:

(312) 942-7100

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.